BBC’s “The Office” became a huge success when it debuted in 2001, catapulting co-creator Ricky Gervais to stardom. However, Gervais believes he wouldn’t be able to make the same show today due to the cancel culture that’s overtaken social media. “I think now it would suffer because people take things literally,” said Gervais in an interview with Times Radio. “There’s these outrage mobs who take things out of context,” explained Gervais, who played politically incorrect office manager David Brent in the acclaimed comedy series.
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